Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

The night is getting darker, there are shadows in the forest, and invisible creatures are making soft "gurgling" sounds in the grass. Although the island is hot, there are many fewer mosquitoes than expected.

The sound of the waves gradually disappeared.

From time to time there was the sound of branches and leaves being brushed by. Esther entered that weird perception for a few seconds and recognized that they were just two birds that had been awakened. Then she returned to her normal field of vision.

She couldn't activate this state for a long time, as it would cause her already tense nerves to become exhausted.

In a quiet environment, people would unconsciously slow down their breathing and footsteps. If it weren't for the lantern in their hands that could illuminate the road, Esther would only be able to activate that weird perception that made her feel haggard.

Esther performed another cane divination with the bone sword.

A faint halo of light swayed from the "Pale Bone Nail", and the fallen bone sword once again pointed the direction for her.

This kind of movement is very strange. If it were in a public place, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to perform divination in front of others. I don’t know if gold coin divination or crystal ball divination will be the same. The last time Mr. “The Hanged Man” used tarot cards for divination, his expression didn’t look right either…

Esther used her bone sword to push aside a few branches blocking the road, and frightened away a lizard lying in the bushes.

The virgin forest here is not too dense, and the obstacles blocking the road have been cleared by Thomas and the others who landed on the island at noon. Esther did not encounter any trouble along the way.

But she also did not meet the crew of the "Clover" who were supposed to return.

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When the communication charm in Alexander's arms shone brightly and screamed, he was putting a piece of broken black crystal into a test tube.

There is some kind of resin burning in the small bowl on the table, lighting up the room. This island is relatively closed, and there are no candles that are common on the mainland. The villagers do not leave the house at night, and use this kind of thing to illuminate their activities in the house. .

After closing the oak stopper and fixing the sample in the mezzanine of the suitcase, Alexander slowly and methodically took off his gloves, took out the bronze charm and poured his spiritual power into it.

Aaron's slightly distorted voice came from inside: "Come back quickly, there is something abnormal on the island, and the divination is not going well."

Alexander quickly realized something was wrong. Aaron didn't remind him when everyone got off the boat, but now he suddenly reminded him of the divination results!

This series of communication charms are all one-way, because there are no materials in the sea because of the difficulty of making them. Alexander, Aaron, and Thomas each have three. Only after each consumption, Alexander has to ask his friends to make them again. There is no possibility of forgery.

What is more likely, is that there is some strange power hidden on this island that will instinctively avoid other people's divination, or is Aaron's random bad luck happening again?

The villagers of Nahuatl Island have the habit of staying at home at night and will not leave the village.

Alexander easily connected the two events.

He knew that the name of Aaron's Sequence Six was "Priest of Disaster". The two had known each other before Aaron was promoted to Sequence Five. At that time, the "Four Leaf Clover" had just set sail, and it was almost impossible to sail steadily for a week. The sunny weather made everyone on the boat complain.

If Thomas hadn't used magic, those clothes that were always wet would have made people sick.

Fortunately, Aaron collected the missing main materials a few months later and successfully completed the ceremony to be promoted to sequence five. This period of unlucky days for the "Clover" came to an end.

Alexander walked out of the house carrying the hook used to fix the outer eaves of the stone bowl, and knocked on Thomas' door. The first mate of the "Clover" yawned and poked his head out of the house, seeing the person knocking on the door. The moment the person was Alexander, the boredom on Thomas's face immediately disappeared:

"Is there a situation?"

Alexander is not the kind of guy who disturbs people's dreams just to get people to have a drink or go for a walk on the deck. Those are things that Aaron would only do if he can't sleep. This old gentleman who is dedicated to research is very serious at heart. .

Alexander shook the contact charm in his hand: "Gather everyone to assign vigil tasks. The rest of the people will take turns to rest in the same room. We will return to the ship at dawn. Aaron just conveyed the news to me. His divination showed that the island There’s something wrong with it.”

"Damn it! I knew that bastard who only believed in luck was unreliable!" Thomas punched the door frame hard, "One day I will be so pissed off by his bullshit luck!"

He roared into the room: "Don't sleep! Pierre! Adrian! Find everyone!"

Soon, everyone gathered in the room where Thomas was. Mary yawned, sat on a chair in the corner, tilted her head, and waited for Thomas to count the people.

After looking around at the people in the room, Thomas' already irritable expression darkened: "Where's Thompson!? Where's that idiot with a head full of peach?"

The other two sailors looked at each other, and one of them spoke with difficulty: "In the afternoon, he relied on his ability to speak frankly and had a very happy chat with a girl on the island, saying that she invited him to spend the night at her house..."

Alexander's face also darkened: "We know so little about this island, and the experience in the past few years is not enough to give him some brains? You two carry my suitcase, and Mary follow me, let's go to the village Go door to door looking for him.”

Thomas closed his eyes and calmed down for two seconds, then decisively arranged the order of vigil for the remaining people, letting those who did not have their turn go back and continue to rest.

After the others dispersed, Thomas walked up to Alexander, whose expression returned to calm:

"Is it okay with just you guys? Maybe it would be better to just give up on Thompson. What if those villagers are also abnormal?"

Alexander shook his head: "Don't really think of yourself as pirates just because we have been at sea for a long time, Thomas."

Thomas spat disdainfully, "Damn, that sounds like something Aaron would say, not you."

Alexander held up the thick lenses on the bridge of his nose, and his vicissitudes of life eyes gradually brightened: "I would also like to trouble you to help me with a simple divination."

"I understand, does Thompson have hair with you?"

"Of course, everyone who lands on the island has something with me."

After getting those few hairs, Toma performed a simple coin divination and quickly got the answer of "still alive" and "the village is safe". Then he used soil to perform divination and calculated a general direction.

Alexander and the others set off immediately without further delay.

But as soon as they walked towards the village, they quickly saw a group of villagers carrying torches. They were noisily arguing. Alexander felt nervous and immediately walked over there with Mary and two other sailors.

Alexander also heard clearly what they were cursing - someone was caught climbing through the window in the middle of the night, and he was an outsider.

Soon, a young man with black hair was pushed out of the crowd and fell at Alexander's feet, making the old gentleman's face darker.

The most aggressive man in the crowd cursed a few times, pointed at the people in Alexandria, and shouted in vague Tutanese: "Outsiders! Take this beast and leave! Leave the village now! We are out of I took you in out of kindness!"

Mary picked up Thompson's back collar with disdain and dragged him up from the ground. The disheveled Thompson nodded at Alexander, who gasped because of the bruises on his face caused by laughing. , knowingly shrank behind a few people, lowered his head and said nothing.

Alexander did not explain anything to these villagers, but led everyone to the house where Thomas and the others settled down.

But the group of villagers holding torches followed a few people.

Alexander, who was walking at the end, turned back and looked at the man in the lead: "What do you mean?"

The other party's expression was very cold, and he no longer had the excitement when he punched Thompson in the face: "I said, you must leave the village."

Alexander's eyes swept across the expressions of other villagers. Most of them avoided looking at him. Their expressions were gloomy, most of them had straight faces, and the flickering light of the torches also lengthened the shadows on their faces.

During the day, they were obviously still excited about the arrival of these outsiders, greeting these guests with enthusiasm and being surprised by the few items they brought.

And now.

Alexander gave Mary a look, and they quickly returned to the house. Thomas saw the approaching light from a distance in the house. After opening the door and beckoning the people to come in, he found that the villagers were standing outside the house and did not disperse. open.

"what's the situation?"

"I'm afraid the family set up a trap and Thompson fell headfirst into it, giving them an excuse to force us to leave the village at night."

Thomas's eyes also turned cold: "They want to drive us away and make us leave at the risk of traveling at night?"

Mary shook her head impatiently: "They are no match for us."

Alexander raised his chin at Thomas: "Go and call everyone, let's leave immediately. This is also what I dislike the most about divination... the complete uncertainty, we don't even know whether there is a problem in the village or not. Are there problems outside the village or are there problems within the villagers?”

Thomas didn't say anything and turned around to wake up those unlucky ones who had just fallen asleep.

Alexander caught sight of Mary's frown from the corner of his eye. He smiled and said, "Are you confused why I insisted on leaving?"

Mary nodded silently. She dared to lose her temper with Thomas, but she would never show her disrespectful side to Alexander.

Alexander pointed out the window. The burning torch not far away was erected towards the night sky filled with dark clouds: "If we fight with them, I can't control the scope. If the protection of the village is destroyed, then we and the villagers will fight together." Woe betide. Although we can leave, they can only stay here."

Mary still couldn't agree with such "kindness". Since the other party didn't intend to be kind to her group, why should they leave room for it?

Alexander patted her shoulder: "This is the only village left on the island. Apple-picking farmers will not cut down every apple tree. Only by leaving trunks and branches that can withstand wind and rain can we ensure next year's harvest." Good harvest.”

"For the future?"

"We can be adventurers or pirates, but we must not be the stupidest ones - they only know how to burn, kill, loot and let off steam. In the end, what will be ushered in is either official annihilation or an isolated island that no one can rob. .As Emperor Russell said, 'sustainable development'."

Alexander looked out the window at the uneasy villagers, smoothing the wrinkles on his clothes. The eyes behind his lenses were as uncertain as those torches:

"Tell everyone to be prepared for a hard fight. Aaron doesn't have the manpower to support us anymore."